The Strategy of Integration and Social
Cohesion in Estonia
“Integrating Estonia 2020”
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3
State of play ............................................................................................................................ 6
Objectives, measures and indicators for 2014‒2020 ............................................................... 14
General objective .......................................................................................................................... 14
Sub-objective 1 .............................................................................................................................. 15
Sub-objective 2 .............................................................................................................................. 17
Sub-objective 3 .............................................................................................................................. 19
Integration objectives to be achieved through other development plans ................................ 20
Objective 4..................................................................................................................................... 20
Objective 5..................................................................................................................................... 23
Objective 6..................................................................................................................................... 24
The relation of the development plan with other policy documents and cross-cutting themes. 27
The preparation, management and implementation, monitoring and financing of the
development plan ................................................................................................................. 36
Preparation of the development plan ........................................................................................... 36
Management and implementation ............................................................................................... 36
Monitoring and financing .............................................................................................................. 37
Annex 1. Main terms and definitions used in the development plan ....................................... 40
Annex 2. Individuals involved in the preparation of “Integrating Estonia 2020” ....................... 42
Annex 3. The composition, tasks and competence of the steering committee and steering group
of the development ............................................................................................................... 44
Annex 4. References .............................................................................................................. 47
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Introduction
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” comprises the strategic objectives of the Estonian
integration policy and the means for achieving them for the 2014–2020 period, continuing and
further developing the strategic trends and activities initiated by the “Estonian Integration Strategy
2008–2013” and the national programme “Integration in Estonian society 2000–2007”.1 A national
integration strategy is necessary for ensuring the sustainability of the Republic of Estonia and is
one of the prerequisites for the realisation of many other national strategies.
For the purposes of this document, integration shall mean the increasing of cultural, political and
socioeconomic coherence of society. The process of integration is characterised by the development
of knowledge, skills and values, contributing to the development of society through practical
cooperation and mutual openness. As a result, differences relating to the linguistic and cultural
background and ethnicity of the members of society in participating in society decrease. Integration
enables the development of a joint shared national identity of Estonia, increases the feeling of
affiliation towards the state and other members of society, supports the growth potential of the
economy and the stability of the state.
Integration as a social phenomenon is conflictive by nature as it aims at joining two contrasting
processes in society – maintaining differences and increasing social coherence. An increasing social
coherence presupposes the decreasing of ethnic differences in the cultural and social groups of
society, as a result of which existing borders between groups change, but do not cease to exist.
Integration also means supporting the specific culture of minorities. Integration must be seen as a
process affecting society as a whole and concentrating on a linguistic and ethnic approach must stop.
The “Integrating Estonia 2020” development plan supports the multiculturalism of society and the
enhancement of its preservation, and builds on the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia according
to which the task of Estonia is to guarantee the preservation of the Estonian people, language,
culture and the right of each individual to preserve his or her ethnic identity. No one may be
discriminated against on the basis of nationality, race, colour, sex, language, origin, religion, political
or other views, property or social status, or on other grounds. Equal treatment is more specifically
regulated under the Equal Treatment Act prohibiting the discrimination of individuals on grounds of
nationality (ethnic origin), race, colour, religion or other beliefs, age, disability or sexual orientation.2
In addition to domestic regulations, the development plan also builds on obligations and objectives
brought by Estonia’s membership in international organisations and takes into account the
framework for legal principles and policies established and coordinated on the European Union (EU)
level.
The general objective of the activities specified in the development plan is a socially cohesive
Estonian society, in which individuals with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds actively
participate in society and share democratic values. Due to the multilateral nature of the integration
process, the process also means taking into account activities supporting integration aimed at
Estonian-speaking permanent residents and society as a whole in the development plan. Addressing
integration policy as a broad process involving the entire society was also highlighted in previous
policies and development plans, but the main target group of the integration policy to date has been
1
The first strategic document in the field of integration was the “The Starting Points of the Estonian National Integration
Policy for the Integration of Non-Estonians into Estonian Society” adopted in 1998 in the Riigikogu.
2
Equal Treatment Act section 1, RT I 2008, 56, 315.
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the Russian-speaking Estonian permanent residents without Estonian citizenship, most of whom are
citizens of the Russian Federation or persons with undetermined citizenship. This does not constitute
a homogeneous target group.3
The European Union membership and the free movement of workers, knowledge-based
development of the Estonian labour market and economic policy as well as the internationalisation
of education enhance immigration and emigration. The growing need for competing for quality
labour with other countries as well as the harmonising effect of the European Union regulations on
the migration and integration policy has resulted in a growing need to pay more attention to the
adaption of new arrivals as well as their further integration into society. If the objective of the talent
policy led by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is to facilitate the entering of
skilled labour into Estonia and increase the interest of professionals and foreign students towards
Estonia, then one of the objectives of the integration policy is to ensure conditions contributing to
their adaptation and integration. In the context of demographic processes, the immigration of
individuals contributing to the Estonian socioeconomic development is the key factor for the
Estonian labour market and education for the coming years. People from Estonia who have been
abroad for a longer time also need support and attention upon their return.
Taking into account the current socioeconomic situation of Estonian society and the diversity of the
potential target group for the integration policy based on fundamental research4, three broader
challenges can be distinguished in the field of integration: 1) increasing the openness of society,
including Estonian-speaking permanent residents and making their attitudes towards integration
more supportive5; 2) the continuing support for permanent residents6 with cultures and native
languages different from Estonian in the society; 3) supporting the adaptation and integration of
new arrivals as a growing target group.
The integration activities in this development plan support the active participation of individuals with
different linguistic and cultural backgrounds in the development of a socially cohesive society. A
successful integration process mainly takes effect based on free choice and motivation, supported by
the national and community-based institutional framework, in which, in addition to public sector
organisations, including local governments, organisations of the private sector and civil society are
also included.
The development plan was prepared in cooperation with ministries and intermediate bodies,
involving the broader public7 and building on the opinions of experts. The forming of integration
3
Estonian Integration Monitoring 2011 (EIM 2011); Institute of International and Social Studies of Tallinn University (IISS),
2013.
4
See detailed descriptions of integration clusters, p. 5.
5
The strand comprises individuals belonging to all clusters based on EIM 2011 and the study on social groups in the field of
integration.
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The strand mainly takes into account less integrated permanent residents belonging to clusters E and D based on EIM 2011
and the study on social groups in the field of integration.
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From January to March 2013, 15 thematic discussions with approximately 300 representatives from different target groups
took place in Estonia led by the Ministry of Culture and specialists. In supporting the preparing of the development plan,
Praxis Center for Policy Studies (hereinafter Praxis) included third-country nationals of the European Union living in Estonia
and persons with undetermined citizenship in integration-themed citizen’s panels in Tallinn, Tartu, Narva and Kohtla-Järve.
In the autumn of 2013, two major studies were completed with the participation of the target group: The study, carried out
by the Institute of Baltic Studies and Tallinn University titled “Promotion of equal treatment: impact assessment, awareness
and policy suggestions” and the study of Tallinn University titled “A Study of Social Groups in Integration”.
In addition, a workshop aimed at the public was held in the National Library of Estonia on 28.05.2013, the input of which
was used in planning the measures of the development plan. The proposal for preparing the development plan and the final
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activities included in the development plan was based on the understanding that implementing the
policy should be participatory and knowledge-based, build on open discussions and as many area
studies, monitoring and expert assessments as possible and also on the performance reports of the
Estonian Integration Strategy 2008–2013, which takes into account changes in society, evaluated and
studied with the help of monitoring and surveys.8
Integration policy is horizontal by nature and involves several policy areas in the budget strategy of
the state, helping to achieve their objectives, including helping to preserve the Estonian language
and culture, strengthen Estonian security and increase the competitiveness of the economy. At the
same time, the activities of other policy areas support achieving the objectives of the integration
policy. Due to the transversal nature of integration, other development plans also contribute to
achieving the main strategic objective of this development plan, primarily the Estonian Lifelong
Learning Strategy 2014–2020, Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017, Youth Field
Development Plan for 2014–2020 and the development plan of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Therefore, objectives are divided into two:
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objectives to be achieved under the development plan;
integration objectives to be achieved through other development plans.9
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” serves as a basis for the implementation of the
national integration policy and the planning of financing in 2014–2020. The development plan shall
be implemented through implementation plans, describing actions and measures, which are updated
annually and are necessary for achieving strategic objectives.
text were open for comments in the osale.ee environment. During the entire process of preparing the development plan,
website www.integratsioon.ee allowed to give feedback and input and access information on including target groups and
stakeholders.
8
Studies and research on the Estonian Integration Strategy 2008–2013: A Study of Social Groups in Integration: summary
and policy suggestions, Tallinn University IISS, Tallinn, 2013; Promotion of equal treatment and awareness in Estonia, Tallinn
University IISS, Institute of Baltic Studies, 2013; Integration Monitoring 2011, AS Emor, Praxis & University of Tartu, 2012;
Tallinn: Ministry of Culture Kallas, K., Mihkelsoo, I. & Kaarin, P., 2012. Integrating Estonia 2001–2011 an analysis on
integration monitoring, Institute of Baltic Studies; report on the “Integration Monitoring 2010”, Tallinn University IISS, 2010.
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Description presented in chapter “The relation of the development plan with other policy documents and cross-cutting
themes”.
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State of play
Outcomes of the Estonian Integration Strategy 2008-2013
The Estonian Integration Strategy 2008-2013 established as the main objective, the comprehensive
integration of society based on democratic values, the keywords of which were equal opportunities,
strengthening national identity and overcoming ethnic exclusion to encourage all members of society
to contribute to the development of the state and its society. The sub-objectives were
increasing contacts at all levels and increasing communication between people with different native
languages as well as decreasing differences in participating in citizens' associations and the public
sphere;
decreasing the level of persons with undetermined citizenship among Estonian residents;
increasing the trust of Estonian residents of different nationalities towards each other and Estonia;
increasing the regular communication of information through media in the Estonian language to
individuals whose native language is not Estonian and increase their trust towards the Estonian
media;
decrease differences in employment and incomes between employees of different nationalities.
Another important aspect was improving Estonian language skills among people whose native
language is different from Estonian.
The objective of decreasing the level of persons with undetermined citizenship among Estonian
residents was achieved, the level of the target group in the population decreased from 9% in 2007 to
6.5%10 in 2014. According to the population register, the majority of individuals with citizenships of
other states11 are the citizens of the Russian Federation with a total of 94,404 people, followed by
individuals with Ukrainian citizenship with 5,432 people. The largest group of other European Union
citizens living in Estonia are citizens of Finland (4991), followed by citizens of Latvia (2877) and
Lithuania (1830).
Some progress was made in 2008–2013 in improving Estonian language skills among people whose
native language is different from Estonian. The transitioning to Estonian as a language of instruction
for secondary education in upper secondary schools with other languages of instruction continued,
aiming at increasing the competitiveness of Russian-speaking young people; the popularity of the
language immersion programme also increased.12 Language programmes were launched for adults
and people in vocational education; continuing education was provided for teachers of vocational
10
According to the data of the population register as at 01.01.2014, 1,354,679 people are living Estonia of whom 88,365 are
persons with undetermined citizenship without a valid residence permit, but whose place of residence is registered in
Estonia. According to the Population and Housing Census 2011 of Statistics Estonia, 93% of third-country nationals in
Estonia are citizens of the Russian Federation.
11
According to the Population and Housing Census 2011, 15.6% of the Estonian population is formed by individuals with a
citizenship other than Estonian and 22.6% by immigrants (individuals between 15–74 years of age living in Estonia whose
parents were born in a foreign country).
12
As at the beginning of 2014, 51 kindergartens and 35 schools with a total of approximately 6,000 students are
participating in the Estonian language immersion programme.
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education institutions, students, employees of the public and third sector. Language clubs were
initiated and comprehensive language-related counselling was provided. Free Estonian language
courses were offered to third-country citizens and persons with undetermined citizenship as well as
to people with fewer opportunities. The level of individuals having passed the Estonian language
proficiency examination (A2–C1) also gradually increased.
The supporting of cultural associations of national minorities and Sunday schools as well as extracurricular Estonian language teaching for young people with a language of instruction different from
Estonian in Estonian families and camps was continued; media and cooperation activities as well as
providing information in different languages was supported. The results of EIM 2011 show that the
estrangement among the Russian-speaking population characteristic to 2007–2008 has started to
decrease and acquiring Estonian citizenship has become a topic of interest among persons with
undetermined citizenship. The attitude of Estonians towards other nationalities has become more
positive regarding inclusion and contacts and communication between individuals with different
native languages have also increased. The consumption of Estonian media as well as trust towards
Estonian media has also increased; differences in the number of long-term unemployed persons
between Estonians and other nationalities have decreased.13 At the same time, the survey highlights
the continuous negative attitude of Estonians towards representatives of other nationalities.14
Approximately a third of the Estonian population using Russian as a main language of communication
actively consumes Estonian media, but also mainly follows Russian television channels, 15 resulting in
an information space different from Estonians and information regarding the situation of the
Estonian society. EIM 2011 points out that a lower trust towards Estonian state institutions and
lower participation in civil society is characteristic of the population consisting of other nationalities.
The unemployment rate among individuals of other nationalities has always been higher than that of
Estonians. If in 2010, the unemployment gap was 10.1 percentage points due to the economic crisis,
then in 2013 the respective number was 5.6. The difference of employment rates between Estonians
and other nationalities in 2013 has decreased to 2.7 percentage points. Other nationalities are more
active on the labour market than Estonians; their labour participation is 1.2 percentage points higher
than that of Estonians. The equalised disposable income of residents of other nationalities in 2012
was approximately 1600 euros i.e. 20 percentage points lower than that of Estonians.16
According to the data of EIM 2011, 39% of residents who speak Estonian as a second language do not
feel integrated into Estonian society and have a weak civil identity. According to the survey,
international contacts in Estonia have increased; however, in one month, 45% of Estonians do not
interact with representatives of other nationalities and 27% claim that there are no other
nationalities in their circle of closest acquaintances. On the other hand, almost a third of permanent
residents with Russian as their main language of communication 17 are well-managing, active
individuals with a strong civil identity who nevertheless do not feel a part of Estonia.
13
Respectively EIM 2011 and Population and Housing Census 2011.
EIM 2011, Children with different a native language in Estonian schools, 2012.
15
EIM 2011.
16
Statistics Estonia. The annual equalised disposable income of Estonians in 2012 was 8322.91 euros and the respective
income of other nationalities was 6704.56.
17
According to EIM 2011, the group constitutes for 92% of the total Estonian population of individuals with a foreign
background. Compared to men, there are more women in the target group (53% women vs 47% men). The average age of
the target group is between 30-55 (45%). By education, most of the individuals in the group have upper secondary
education (66%). By social status, the majority of the group are skilled or unskilled workers (25%). Approximately the same
14
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Target group based approach
EIM 2011 drew attention to the fact that population groups with a native language different from
Estonian need a different approach and support measures in the integration process. As a result of
the survey, indexes and integration clusters measuring the linguistic, political and social integration
of the target group were mapped, describing the five levels of integration and the different
dimensions of integration.18 The “Study of Social Groups in Integration” 19, carried out in 2013 by the
Institute of International and Social Studies of Tallinn University (IISS), refers to different needs and
integration patterns within integration clusters, implying the active inclusion of a wider target group
in planning and implementing the integration policy. The same need is highlighted in the integration
discussions of third-country citizens of Europe, carried out in cooperation with Praxis and the
Institute of Baltic Studies in 2013.20 If, for well-integrated individuals, the priority issues are related to
participation options and equal treatment then for less integrated individuals, the key issue is better
employment opportunities and gaining trust through social security and networks.
In area-specific monitoring, new arrivals and their families are highlighted as a clearly distinct
group in the integration process.21 International studies point out higher unemployment among
immigrants22, which is more common among family migration and highlight the risk of the poor
integration of new arrivals in society, regardless of having resided in the country for a longer period.
In the case of Estonia, the low preparedness of welcoming new arrivals has been highlighted.
Different studies23 have highlighted that many obstacles impede the adapting of new arrivals in
Estonia: mainly the low availability of practical everyday information in English and the
fragmentation thereof (including on the internet), low supply of language courses24 and its low
cohesion with culture training, bureaucratic procedures (including in obtaining a residence permit)
and the low capacity of the state of providing services (including in English) to new arrivals, limited
opportunities for communicating with Estonians and difficulties in finding work, a limited number of
places in schools and kindergartens for family members in the case of family migration.
amount of individuals of other nationality are retired (24%). Compared to Estonians, there are more unemployed
individuals (11%), but less of professionals, specialists, officials or self-employed individuals, entrepreneurs, middle
managers or senior managers. Regionally, the majority reside in Tallinn (43%), followed by Virumaa (35%). The smallest
number of representatives reside in South-Estonia (3%). Integration clusters are more specifically described in the
integration monitoring of 2011.
18
The integration clusters of EIM 2011 describe target groups with a native language different from Estonian as a) equally in
all three dimensions – civil identity, speaking Estonian and participation – integrated (21%); b) strongly integrated on a legal
and political basis, but weakly integrated on a linguistic basis (16%); c) linguistically well-integrated, but with a low civil
identity (13%); d) individuals mostly with an undetermined citizenship and weak language skills (28%); e) to a large extent
individuals with the citizenship of the Russian Federation and mostly of older age (22%).
19
A Study of Social Groups in Integration, Tallinn University, IISS, 2013.
20
Report on integration discussions of third-country citizens of Europe, Praxis and Institute of Baltic Studies, 2013.
21
According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, in 2010–2012, the Police and Border Guard Board issued an average
of 3061 temporary residence permits to third-country nationals (excluding persons with undetermined citizenship) and
approximately 2819 third-country nationals extended their temporary residence permits per year (excluding persons with
undetermined citizenship). Approximately 2039 EU citizens annually registered their residence and acquired a temporary
right of residence in Estonia for five years.
22
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) 2011.
23
EIM 2011; Praxis 2013, Institute of Baltic Studies 2014, Expert opinions on the measure of the European Social Fund titled
“Creating opportunities for residents living in Estonia and less integrated permanent residents in the Estonian society for
increasing active participating and social activity as well as for supporting the adaptation and integration of new arrivals”
(„Võimaluste loomine Eestis elavate ning ühiskonnas vähelõimunud püsielanike aktiivse hõive ja ühiskondliku aktiivsuse
suurendamiseks ja uussisserändajate kohanemise ja lõimumise toetamiseks”).
24
The evident lack of free-of-charge language teaching and the lack of English-based language courses as well as
intermediate and upper-intermediate level courses; also, the poor accessibility of information regarding language courses.
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Based on the aforementioned results, the measures and activities should be planned by taking into
account the principle that in ensuring successful integration, various activities must be provided to
different target groups. Measures supporting practical use of language and culture are targeted
mainly at less integrated (clusters E, D and B) as well as young people, offering preparation courses
on the Constitution and the Citizenship Act shall also be continued. Non-formal language teaching,
cultural immersion, participation in decision-making processes and offering practical, including
labour market related information, with the help of information and support networks is targeted at
more well integrated people (clusters A, B and C). For this purpose, public and private sector
organisations with a multilingual staff are supported and informed on career opportunities in the
public sector. The population, Estonians as well as people of other nationalities, are offered
communication projects for making the orientation of social values more open; also, joint activities
initiated by citizen’s associations and cultural activities with the objective of uniting representatives
of different nationalities are offered.
Figure 1. Integration patterns by integration clusters25
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Cluster A – comprehensively integrated (22%); characterised by higher than average civil identity, Estonian
language skills and participating in Estonian social life. Half of the people in cluster A live in Tallinn and one
third in other regions of Estonia (excluding Ida-Virumaa).
Cluster B – integrated in terms of citizenship and participation (16% of the Russian-speaking population in
Estonia), characterised by relatively high civil identity. Many indicators of participating in social life are higher
than of the total sample; however, the majority have not participated in political actions or citizens’
associations. Weak Estonian language skills are a significant characteristic of the representatives of the B
cluster. The majority of representatives of this cluster reside in Ida-Virumaa (52%) and Tallinn (34%).
Cluster C – integrated in terms of language skills and participation (18% of the Russian-speaking population in
Estonia), characterised by relatively active participation in social life, including communicating in Estonian and
participating in an Estonian information space. However, this cluster is also characterised by lower civil identity.
The majority of representatives of this cluster reside in Tallinn (60%) as well as in other regions of Estonia
(excluding Ida-Virumaa) (25%).
Cluster D – integrated in terms of citizenship and language skills (18% of the Russian-speaking population in
Estonia), characterised by higher than average Estonian language skills and civil identity. Their passivity is
reflected in lower indicators of participating in social life. Representatives of the D cluster often reside in other
Estonian regions (excluding Ida-Virumaa) (46%) and Tallinn (35%).
Cluster E – less integrated (26% of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia), characterised by lower than
average indicators in all three dimensions of integration: lower civil identity, lack of Estonian language skills and
low participation in Estonian social life. 52% of less integrated people reside in Ida-Virumaa and 33% in Tallinn.
Source: A Study of Social Groups in Integration, IISS, 2013.
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The cohesion of society is hindered by the development of closed communities between whom there
is no communication, no contacts and the members of which do not participate in a common social
life.26 Therefore, in implementing the integration policy in Estonia, special attention should be paid to
the Ida-Virumaa and Harjumaa areas on a regional level, where many Russian-speaking people
reside.
Addressing integration as a process of multilateral social cohesion, international benchmarking27
stresses the need of integration policies to pay special attention to making attitudes more open on a
wider scale in society. It is also important to pay attention to the supporting of the integration of
beneficiaries of international protection.
In terms of linguistic-cultural communities, special attention should be paid to Roma, whose
integration with society should be supported. Compared to other European Union Member States,
the Estonian Roma community is rather small and this brings difficulties when considering them as a
separate target group in integration policies. However, the Roma community still needs additional
attention in the spheres of education, employment and social affairs.
Area-specific challenges
As a conclusion of EIM 2011, four central problems are revealed in the area of integration: the poor
establishment of attitudes and common values supporting successful integration; a slowdown in
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27
EIM 2011.
MIPEX (Migrant Integration Policy Index) 2011.
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the naturalisation process; the low labour market activity28 of non-native Estonian speakers due to
their insufficient official language skills and their low participation in society.
Active communication and positive contacts between different groups of society play a significant
role in shaping attitudes supporting integration. Awareness of what is happening in society is one of
the key elements in successful integration.29 The activities of people of different nationalities and
associations of national culture also play an important role in ensuring this by promoting and
introducing their national culture.
Naturalisation is related to the number of persons with undetermined citizenship, which is
continuously decreasing. The main reason behind the decreasing number of naturalisation cases is
the lack of motivation in acquiring Estonian citizenship as well as a poor knowledge of the official
language. However, according to the data of EIM 2011, the language skills of residents with Estonian
as a foreign language are increasing slowly but steadily. The lack of opportunities to practice
language is also a problem, especially in Ida-Virumaa. A positive trend, according to EIM 2011, is the
decreased number of persons not wishing to obtain any citizenship from 16% in 2008 to the current
6%.
For active and effective participation in society and the distribution and establishing of integrationsupporting attitudes, the official language skills of permanent residents with a native language
different from Estonian and of new arrivals must be improved; their adaption and awareness on the
possibilities of acquiring citizenship must be supported; differences on the labour market and in
participating in civil society should be reduced and connections with other members of society and
the state must be encouraged. If a person contributes by enhancing their knowledge and skills, the
state shall, in turn, create an environment and ensure the conditions for their integration in different
areas of society.
The feeling of unequal treatment reflects the feeling of exclusion among individuals with a native
language different from Estonian. Acknowledging and implementing the principles of equal
treatment help to avoid inequality and exclusion resulting from national and racial origin, which, in
turn, supports the objective of creating a socially cohesive society. The situation of individuals of
different nationalities, including their possible unequal treatment on the labour market also needs
attention from the point of view of integration. The development plan supports managing structural
barriers hindering the active participation of individuals with a native language different from
Estonian on the labour market. Special attention should be paid to activities targeted at employers
and the area of labour relations to combat the glass ceiling effect.30
The education system plays a key role in ensuring the success of the integration process and in
developing necessary attitudes. In upper secondary education, as of 2013, all schools with Russian as
the language of instruction have transitioned to subjects being taught in Estonian. In 2014, the
transition to Estonian as the language of instruction will begin in vocational education. As a result of
the transition of Russian upper secondary schools to Estonian language instruction, the level of
28
In addition to insufficient language skills, labour market activity is also influenced by other factors such as lower
geographic mobility, orientation towards specific labour market segments and professions which can also be found in other
countries.
29
Praxis 2013.
30
The glass ceiling effect is a theory describing the situation in which career advancement is hindered by unequal
treatment, for example, due to gender or racial discrimination.
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Estonian and Estonian language learning in Russian kindergartens and basic schools has increasingly
improved. At the level of basic education, approximately 20% of Estonian students still study in
schools with Russian as the language of instruction. Therefore, in the field of education, some
activities targeted directly at integration differ: extending the content and language integrated
learning (CLIL) (including developing the language immersion programme), supporting the teaching
and learning of Estonian in schools with Russian as the language of instruction and supporting
students with a native language different from Estonian studying in Estonian schools. Integration is
also supported by the planned training of teachers and school leaders as well as the development
programme of teaching materials and other activities under the Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy.
Special attention should also be paid to approximating schools with a different language of
instruction. The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for developing the respective
strategy documents.
Based on the previous, the following aspects need to be earmarked for attention to achieve the
objectives of integration:
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activities supporting active social participation and strengthening a common
communication space, which take into account regional characteristics and also focus on
the regions of Ida-Virumaa and Harjumaa, where many people with Russian as their main
language of communication reside;
activities which help to make society more tolerant and open, stressing the importance of
cooperation between different ethnic groups in Estonia and creating open attitudes
encouraging integration in society;
activities supporting active participation on the labour market and ensuring equal
opportunities;
language learning activities, in addition to formal language learning, targeted at improving
language skills through practical language use.
activities introducing possibilities of practical participation in Estonian culture;
activities supporting naturalisation;
flexible activities promoting adaption targeted at new arrivals.
Related development plans
Many other development plans and activities contribute to the achieving of the 2014–2020
objectives in the area of integration. The Youth Field Development Plan for 2014–2020 contributes
to the increase of the competitiveness of Estonian residents with a different linguistic and cultural
background and also contributes to the inclusion of young people and employment capacity; the
Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2014–2020 as well as the 2014–2020 Strategy of the Language
Immersion Programme, the Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017, implemented
under the Lifelong Learning Strategy as well as labour market services based on individual needs,
contribute to the ensuring of competitive knowledge and skills of students and adults with a different
linguistic and cultural background.
Taking into account the connection of integration activities with the implementation of policies of
other areas, it is essential to pay more attention to the cohesion between different development
plans and other relevant strategic documents.
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In particular, attention should be paid to cohesion with policy areas targeted at education, young
people, labour market, internal security, regional policy and civil society. In the implementation of
the integration plan, plans belonging to other policy areas are not implemented. However, the target
groups will be given the opportunity to participate in the activities of other areas on equal grounds.
In the long term, it is feasible to plan all integration objectives, measures and financial resources with
indicators and target levels into relevant area-specific 31development plans, in turn, ensuring the
harmonisation of integration in all policy areas.32
For successfully implementing the policy, it is essential to increase the cooperation between different
organisations (including at public, private and civil society levels) and empower organisations in
planning policies as well as participating in the implementation of the latter.
Figure 2. The relation of the integration policy to other policy areas
Education policy
Language
policy
Labour market
policy
Social policy
Culture policy
Integration policy
Youth policy
Regional policy
Economic policy
Security and
internal security
policy
For achieving the objectives in the field of integration, it is important to pay attention to a
knowledge-based approach in planning and evaluating policies. For achieving the aforementioned
objective, systematic cooperation between ministries, policy makers, interest groups and social
partners as well as private and third sectors is essential. It serves as a basis for the management
structure of the development plan, supporting the cooperation between different parties and the
inclusion of interest groups related to the area of integration in developing and shaping policies.
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See Figure 2 below.
This is based on the Common Basic Principle 10 of the Communication of the European Commission COM(2005) 389 final
“Common Agenda for Integration Framework for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the European Union:
Mainstreaming integration policies and measures in all relevant policy portfolios and levels of government and public
services is an important consideration in public-policy formation and implementation.
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Objectives, measures and indicators for 2014‒2020
General objective
General objective: That Estonian society is integrated and socially cohesive; people with different
linguistic and cultural backgrounds actively participate in society and share democratic values.
Table 1
Indicator
The share of persons
considering themselves
being a part of the
Estonian people based on
the integration monitoring
among all members of
society as well as among
individuals of other
nationalities
Source:
Frequency:
The share of people with
strong or rather strong
national identity among
people of other
nationalities based on the
integration monitoring.
Source:
Frequency:
Base level
all – 76%;
other
nationalities – 55%
Target
Target level
level
2017
2020
all – 77%;
other
nationalities
– 58%
all –
78%;
other
nationalities –
61%
Responsible
bodies:
Corespondents:
Ministry of
Culture
Ministry of the
Interior,
Ministry of
Education and
Research,
Ministry of
Social Affairs,
Ministry of
Justice
Integration monitoring as an answer to the following question: “The
Constitution of the Republic of Estonia states that in Estonia, supreme
power of the state is held by the people. In terms of the Constitution,
do you consider yourself being a part of the estonian people?” 33 The
base level has been measured under the 2011 integration monitoring
of Estonian society.
Measured regularly every three years.
Ministry of the
Interior,
Ministry of
EstabliEducation and
established established
Ministry of
shed in
Research,
in 2015
in 2015
Culture
2015
Ministry of
Social Affairs,
Ministry of
Justice
Integration monitoring, summary index based on arguments,
established in the course of the 2014 integration monitoring.
Measured regularly every three years.
33
In the next monitoring, the word “estonia” shall be replaced by “Estonia”. Under the terms of the Constitution, Estonian
people are all people living in Estonia, including different ethnic groups.
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Sub-objectives
Sub-objective 1
Attitudes and values supporting integration have been established in Estonian society
Table 2
Indicators
Base level
2017
2020
The frequency of contacts
between Estonians and the
representatives of other nations
(share of people with many
contacts)
Estonians – 20%;
other nationalities –
44%
Estonians – 23%;
other nationalities
– 46%
Estonians – 26%;
other nationalities
– 47%
Source:
Frequency:
Differences in participating in
civil society organisations
between Estonians and people
of other nationalities
Source:
Frequency:
The share of people with an
open attitude based on the
tolerance summary index
Source:
Integration monitoring as an answer to the following question:
have you interacted with an Estonian / Russian, or other Russianspeaking people within the last week? The base level has been
measured under the 2011 integration monitoring of Estonian
society.
Measured regularly every three years.
voluntary work:
voluntary work:
voluntary work:
difference 9.2
difference 8.7
difference 8.4
percentage points;
percentage points; percentage points;
member of
member of
member of
association/society:
association/society: association/society:
difference 5.1
difference 4.8
difference 4.5
percentage points;
percentage points; percentage points;
Integration monitoring as an answer to the following question:
1) Have you done any voluntary work in the past year? 2) Are you
a member of any association or society?
The base level has been measured under the 2011 integration
monitoring of Estonian society.
Measured regularly every three years.
Estonians – 22%;
Estonians – 25%;
Estonians – 27%;
other nationalities –
other nationalities
other nationalities
36%
– 37%
– 38%
Integration monitoring. Three claims form the basis of the index:
1) A – exposure to different cultures enriches the Estonian society
and promotes it; or B – differences between cultures create
conflicts between groups and demolishes Estonian society. 2) A –
it is better to let minorities live according to their values and
norms, implementing common norms would depress the rights of
the individual; B – minorities should take into account the will of
the majority and follow the general values and norms of society.
3) A – I do not have anything against people whose lifestyle
distinctly differs from the lifestyle of the general society and
display it publicly; B – people can act however they want in their
own homes and in the privacy of their closer circle of
acquaintances, but I am bothered when people display their
divergent lifestyle publicly. The base level has been measured
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Frequency:
under the 2011 integration monitoring of Estonian society.
Measured regularly every three years.
Measure 1.1. Supporting the awareness of a common information space and of cultural diversity
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture
Description of measure:
Media activities supporting increased social cohesion are carried out within the measure,
supporting the establishing of values and attitudes targeted at openness and mutual
understanding in society: activities targeted at the public in print, television and interactive
media (including article series, television and radio shows and the development and translation
of websites), reflecting the subject of integration and relating attitudes (valuing the cultural
heritage, tolerance, equal treatment). Separate attention shall be paid to creating a new
television programme proposed by the Estonian Broadcasting Council, aimed at the Russianspeaking target group, supporting respective development activities. Also, employers are
informed about the importance of equal treatment in terms of staff policies and the economic
value of a multicultural staff for enterprises (for example, in the service sector or for export
purposes).
As a result of the measure, open and democratic values supporting integration as well as the
common national identity building on them are acknowledged and valued in Estonian society.
Measure 1.2. Supporting everyday contacts, communication and involvement in society
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture
Description of measure:
Practical joint activities for supporting the development of active social participation and a
common national identity 34 shall be carried out within the measure as cooperation and
involvement projects (including culture and sports projects, institutional cooperation projects
for organisations of different Estonian regions and areas, empowering local NGOs in
participating in decision-making processes on a local level). The cooperation between local
governments in areas with a large percentage of Russian-speaking people and the non-profit
organisations working within them is also supported. The aforementioned activities aim at
increasing the involvement of people with different nationalities (especially of cluster A) and
their participation in decision-making processes at the local government and regional level
(developing dialogue platforms into the consensual solving of specific integration questions,
etc.).
As a result of the measure, the practical contacts between people with a different linguistic
and cultural background and people living in different areas are supported and people with a
34
For a common national identity to develop in a multicultural society, it is important to support the acknowledgement of
shared democratic values, their recognition and distribution. Active participation and cooperation between people and
groups of society in shaping the everyday life of Estonia will ensure the sense of unity and the development of the country.
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different linguistic and cultural background as well as organisations 35 based on their
participation (including societies of national culture) are included in an active social life
(including through participation on a local level in the Ida-Virumaa region).
Measure 1.3. Supporting the native language and culture of ethnic minorities.
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education and Research
Description of measure:
The measure foresees funding and introducing national minorities’ Sunday schools and activities
of cultural societies representing different ethnic nationalities aimed at conserving the
multicultural society of Estonia, including training leaders and teachers of Sunday schools as well
as supporting projects.
As a result of the measure, the multiculturalism of the Estonian society, the sustainable
functioning of organisations representing different national cultures and their systematic
development is ensured.
Sub-objective 2
The participation of less integrated permanent residents with a foreign background in
society has increased through acquiring Estonian citizenship and through new social
knowledge.
Table 3
Indicators
Base level
2017
2020
Number of people having
obtained Estonian citizenship by
naturalisation
156,396
Increasing
increasing
Source:
Frequency:
Number of persons with
undetermined citizenship
Source:
Frequency:
Data of the Police and Border Guard Board, number of people
having obtained Estonian citizenship by naturalisation from
1992. Base level measured as at 01.01.2014.
Measured annually.
91,288
86,000
82,000
Data of the Police and Border Guard Board. Base level
measured as at 01.01.2014.
Measured annually.
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The activities of the measure have an important connection to the implementation of the Civil Society development plan
2011-2014 in the implementation of which the following guiding principle shall be taken into account under the measures
of the development plan: “The development plan creates connections with adjacent areas such as the inclusion of the
Russian-speaking population in society or the civic education of national minorities, but avoids duplicating activities”.
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Measure 2.1. Creating opportunities for less integrated Estonian permanent residents with a foreign
background for increasing their social activity and supporting their integration.
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture
Description of measure:
The measure foresees developing and implementing flexible integration services, taking into
account the needs36 of the target group (including introducing Estonian culture, preparation
courses on the Constitution and the Citizenship Act, supporting the practicing of Estonian as a
language), focusing on developing the practical competence in language and culture37 and
offering practical information for integration (including information on other public services). The
aforementioned activities also aim at introducing opportunities to the target group regarding
how to better realise oneself through activities in the business or third sector and by finding
better work. Imprisoned persons are also offered Estonian language courses. As a result of the
measure, permanent residents who have participated in training courses and consumed
information have acquired skills and knowledge (including language skills) necessary for
naturalisation and participating in the public sphere, civil society and the labour market.
Measure 2.2. Supporting the integration on a legal and political basis
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Justice
Description of measure:
The measure foresees carrying out and supporting projects targeted at civil education, aimed at
strengthening the creating of a common state and national identity, and informing individuals
not holding Estonian citizenship about the rights and obligations of owning citizenship. For
increasing legal awareness, the circle of users of the www.juristaitab.ee website among the
Russian-speaking population will be extended – translations of most significant acts and free
legal assistance in Russian will be provided.
As a result of the measure, attitudes supporting a common national identity as well as
democratic and civil values have strengthened among less integrated Estonian residents and
their legal awareness has increased. Third-country nationals and persons with undetermined
citizenship are also aware of their possibilities for acquiring Estonian citizenship.
Measure 2.3 Promotion of equal treatment on the labour market
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Culture
Description of measure:
Activities for promoting ethnic equal treatment in work collectives are implemented under the
measure. In addition, public and private sector organisations with a multilingual staff are
supported and people with a native language different from Estonian are informed on career
opportunities in the public sector.
36
EIM 2011 and IISS 2013 have highlighted the different needs and expectations of target groups by integration clusters
regarding integration activities.
37
Developing practical skills is mainly enabled by developing opportunities for language immersion.
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As a result of the measure, the awareness of organisations on the necessity of decreasing ethnic
segregation on the labour market has increased.
Sub-objective 3
New arrivals have adapted in the Estonian society
Table 4
Indicator
The share of new arrivals who have
completed the adaption training
and who consider they have
improved their competitiveness for
functioning in society
Source:
Frequency:
Base level
2017
2020
none38
70%
70%
The Ministry of the Interior, data according to the feedback of
individuals having completed the adaptation training.
Measured annually.
Measure 3.1 Offering adaptation training programmes for new arrivals39
Responsible bodies: Ministry of the Interior
Description of measure:
The measure foresees developing and offering adaptation training for new arrivals in Estonia,
taking into account their specific needs and aimed at helping the acquisition of basic practical
knowledge and basic Estonian language skills regarding everyday life, society and statehood.
As a result of the measure, new arrivals have the knowledge and basic language skills necessary
for functioning in their new society (organisation of state and society, cultural characteristics,
information regarding everyday life). As a result, immigrants adapt faster and are capable of
self-fulfilment in Estonian society.
Measure 3.2 Developing support services and adaptation training targeted at new arrivals
Responsible bodies: Ministry of the Interior
Description of measure:
An online information portal shall be developed under the measure, aiming at pooling
information and offering the latter to the target group. In addition, organisations are supported
in providing services to new arrivals and the creation of support networks is encouraged
(including exchanging of knowledge between organisations related to new arrivals). The
38
The Ministry of the Interior began developing the flexible adaptation training targeted at new arrivals in 2014.
New arrival – a foreign national having legally emigrated to Estonia who has lived in Estonia less than five years. Reasons
for immigration vary and cover all grounds for issuing residence permits established in the Aliens Act of Estonia, grounds for
residing in a country established in the Citizen of the European Union Act and the grounds for issuing residence permits
established in the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens.
39
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Unemployment Insurance Fund and officials of local governments will also be offered training
focusing on the status and rights of and services targeted at immigrant groups.
As a result of the measure, the developed information portal shall ensure the accessibility of
relevant and timely information, the development of services necessary for the target group and
the creation of good cooperative relationships between the state, service-providers and the
target group is supported. The quality and sustainability of providing services is ensured, the
Unemployment Insurance Fund and officials of local governments are also aware of the rights of
and services aimed at target groups.
Integration objectives to be achieved through other development
plans
Presented below are integration objectives to be achieved through other development plans40 and
measures which contribute to the achievement of the general objective specified in the “Objectives,
measures and indicators for 2014‒2020” chapter. The aforementioned objectives and measures
comprise areas of education, youth work, labour market and adult language learning as the activities
carried out under them are of key importance in terms of integration (see chapter “State of play” for
additional information), but the activities and resources have been planned in other development
plans.
Objective 4
Students with a native language different from Estonian have competitive knowledge and
skills for functioning in an Estonian-speaking society.
Table 5
Indicator
The average results of basic
school examinations and upper
secondary school state
examination in Estonian as a
second language
Source:
Frequency:
Base level
2017
2020
68 points (basic
school)
70
75
73
75
69 points (all forms
of study of upper
secondary school)
Statistical data of Foundation Innove; Base level measured in 2013.
Measured annually.
40
“Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2014-2020”, Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017”, Youth Field
Development Plan for 2014-2020”, development plan of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
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The share of students having
completed the B2-level
examination in Estonian of all
students in vocational training
having taken the Estonian
language proficiency
examination.
Source:
Frequency:
The share of students with
high-level skills (PISA levels 5
and 6) in a school with a
language of instruction
different from Estonian
compared to an Estonian
school
Source:
Frequency:
13.3%
25%*
32%**
Statistical data of Foundation Innove; The results of the state
examination in Estonian as a second language combined with the
B2-level examination are measured. Base level measured in 2014.
* 2017/18 entrants
** 2019/2020 entrants
Measured annually.
Life sciences: school Life sciences: school Life sciences: school
with a language of
with a language of
with a language of
instruction different instruction different instruction different
from Estonian 6.2%; from Estonian
from Estonian
Estonian school
8.7%; Estonian
11.2%; Estonian
14.5%;
school 16.5%;
school 18.5%;
Literacy:
Literacy:
Literacy:
school with a
school with a
school with a
language of
language of
language of
instruction different instruction different instruction different
from Estonian 7.6%; from Estonian
from Estonian
Estonian school
10.1%; Estonian
12.6%; Estonian
9.7%;
school 11.7%;
school 13.7%;
PISA test. Base level (all students: a) Reading Literacy 8.4%; b)
Mathematics Literacy 14.6%; c) Science Literacy 12.8%) was
measured in 2012.
PISA 2015 results will be known by the end of 2016 (PISA 2015
results serve as target level for 2017). PISA 2018 results will be
revealed by the end of 2019.
The difference between the
percentage (%) of 18-24 year
Estonian as native
old young people with a low
language 9.9%
level of education41 with
Native language
no difference
no difference
Estonian as their native
different from
language and young people
Estonian 9.7%
with a native language
different from Estonian
Source:
Labour Force Survey. Base level measured in 2013.
Frequency:
Measured annually.
The objective shall be achieved under the “Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020” and the
“Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017”. 42 The following are specific measures,
which are based on the objectives of the development plan and are targeted at the target groups of
the integration policy:
41
A low level of education is considered basic or incomplete basic education.
See part “Relation of the development plan to area-specific strategic documents”.
42
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Measure 4.1. Ensuring competitive education opportunities for individuals with a native language
different from Estonian
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Education and Research
Description of measure:
In addition to developing the general training system, the measure also supports the shaping of
training systems for teachers of Estonian and school leaders of general education schools,
kindergartens and vocational educational institutions as well as Estonian teachers in non-formal
education43; it supports the creation of competences (including working in a multicultural
learning environment) and types of cooperation for implementing a changed approach in
teaching; the measure also offers information and counselling services for shaping knowledge
based decisions and offers students, who have graduated from basic school with Russian as the
language of instruction, opportunities for acquiring the Estonian language in general as well
vocational education. Modern study materials will be prepared for learning Estonian as a foreign
language. In terms of general education, attitude-shaping activities that value Estonian language
are supported, giving students with a native language different from Estonian opportunities for
using their Estonian language skills in real life (student exchange programmes, cooperation
projects between Russian and Estonian schools, language camps, study visits focusing on
language immersion, etc.). In vocational educational institutions, the acquisition of specialised
Estonian language, including completing practical work and training in an Estonian-speaking
environment is supported. Students of institutions of higher education are offered additional
courses of Estonian and specialised language.
As a result of the measure, leaders and teachers of schools with a language of instruction
different from Estonian are able to create an environment where attention is paid to the
progress and the development of the potential of each student and where personal differences
are valued. Schools with Russian as the language of instruction are included in joint projects, all
students in the third stage of basic education are provided career studies and career counselling;
conditions are created for people who lack Estonian language skills for acquiring a qualification
and for applying themselves in the best way possible in their further working life; basic school
graduates with Russian as their language of instruction are provided opportunities for acquiring
Estonian language skills on an independent user level necessary for continuing studies in
secondary school and/or in a vocational educational institution. In vocational education,
students studying in Russian are provided additional Estonian language learning opportunities to
help graduates acquire Estonian language skills necessary for further studying and employment.
In the field of higher education, the objective is to help students with Russian as their native
language who have completed higher education in Estonia, to develop their skills in Estonian
and specialised language necessary for academic studying and working in the future. In addition,
the creating of professional Estonian language e-courses and e-materials is supported. Also,
opportunities for additional language learning shall be created in educational institutions for
teachers with a native language different from Estonian.
43
Non-formal education is a type of adult education helping to develop a person’s creativity, talents and social skills. Nonformal education is mostly related to hobbies and pastimes.
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Measure 4.2. Supporting the transition to Estonian, supporting language immersion and carrying out
and implementing integrated learning
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Education and Research
Description of measure:
The measure foresees offering training courses for kindergartens and schools who have joined
the language immersion programme; creating study methods allowing active language learning
aiming at helping children practice Estonian on a daily basis; enhancing the effectiveness of
teamwork and the networks of educational institutions; developing the content and language
integrated learning (CLIL) model with the objective of making language immersion
multidirectional. In addition, education institutions with Russian as the language of instruction
are also supported in developing language immersion and in transitioning to Estonian language
instruction (including a subsidy of 20% for schools allocated through local governments).
As a result of the measure, programme participants (organizations and people) are annually,
nationally or regionally recognised; children of language immersion groups and students of
language immersion classes are included in out-of-class activities allowing active language
learning. Teachers use the principles of the language immersion method in teaching and are
satisfied with their work, the developed guidelines, the quality of materials and the accessibility
thereof. Language immersion has been reflected in the development plans of local governments
who have joined the programme.
Objective 5
Students with a native language different from Estonian actively participate in youth work
and have close contacts with Estonian-speaking peers.
Table 6
Indicator
Inclusion of young people in
youth work in local
governments, the population of
which mainly consists of
individuals with a native
language different from
Estonian, compared to the
Estonian average
Source:
Frequency:
Base level
2017
2020
defined 2015
defined 2015
60% (equal to the
average Estonian
target level)
Ministry of Education and Research: summary index of the
inclusion of 7–26- year-old young people in hobby schools
(Estonian Education Information System) number of contacts of
information and counselling centres; number of participants in
youth associations, number of participants in youth camps and
number of youth work camps (information collected by the
Estonian Youth Work Centre). For specifying data, serving as a
basis for calculating the index in 2015, the indicator level and the
target level of 2017 is established in local governments with a
majority of non-Estonian residents.
Measured annually.
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The objective shall be achieved under the Youth Field Development Plan for 2014-2020 (see part
“Relation of the development plan to area-specific strategic documents” for details). The youth field
measure is based on the objectives of the development plan and is targeted at the target groups of
the integration policy.
Measure 5.1. Increasing opportunities for initiatives, joint activities and increasing the involvement of
young people
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Education and Research
Description of measure:
The objective of the measure is to increase the capability of the youth work field to create
and develop a socialising environment suitable for young people and support young
people’s own initiatives and the organising of youth projects.44 The measure supports the
self initiative of young people and common activities through youth work; various forms
of participation are created and developed and youth workers are trained for work with
different youth groups. Particular attention shall be paid to including young people at risk
of social exclusion. As a result of the measure, young people have wider opportunities for
development and self-fulfilment and young people with a native language different from
Estonian have the opportunity of participating in youth work, which supports the creation
of a cohesive and creative society.
Objective 6
Working age residents with a native language different from Estonian are given
opportunities for enhancing their knowledge and skills for a more competitive participation
on the labour market.
Table 7
Indicator
The self-rated active Estonian
language skills of non-native
Estonian speakers in society.
Source:
Frequency:
Unemployment rate among
Estonians and residents of other
nationalities
Base level
2017
2020
36%
38%
40%
Integration monitoring, the number of people with an active
language skill and people having thorough knowledge of Estonian.
The base level has been measured under the 2011 integration
monitoring.
Measured regularly every three years.
difference 1.82 times difference 1.75
difference 1.625
times
times
44
The activities of the measure have an important connection with the implementation of the Youth Field Development
Plan for 2014–2020, the implementation of which, under all measures of the development plan, takes into account the
cross-cutting principle “The youth field contributes to the integration of society, including promoting equality and
preventing discrimination as well as encouraging a caring attitude towards the surrounding environment”.
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Source:
Frequency:
Employment rate among
Estonians and residents of other
nationalities
Source:
Frequency:
Estonian Labour Force Survey, Statistics Estonia. Differences in
employment rates: (2013) Estonians – 6.8%, other nationalities
12.4%; (2017) Estonians – 5.7%, other nationalities 10.0%; (2020)
Estonians – 4.8%, other nationalities 7.8%. The indicator shall be
updated if necessary pending the results of the Estonian
Integration Monitoring 2014/2015 to be published in 2015.
Measured annually. Base level measured in 2013.
Estonians – 63.2%
Estonians – 63.6%
Estonians – 63.0%
residents of other
residents of other
residents of other
nationalities –
nationalities –
nationalities – 60.3%
61.2%
62.1%
Estonian Labour Force Survey, Statistics Estonia.
Measured annually. Base level measured in 2013.
The objective shall be achieved under the development plan of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the
“Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020”.45 The following are specific measures which are based on
the objectives of the development plan, and are designed for the target groups of the integration
policy:
Measure 6.1. Increasing the employment of residents of other nationalities
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Social Affairs
Description of measure:
The Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund offers a total of 20 labour market services, the
objective of which is to support people entering the labour market. The Unemployment
Insurance Fund offers services, implementing an individual approach to each person, regardless
of their nationality or language skills, identifying the needs of the specific unemployed person
and their prospects upon entering the labour market. In offering labour market services,
professional training, work experience, and the needs and opportunities of the individual are
considered.
Clients whose employment is hindered by a lack of Estonian language skills are offered Estonian
language training, specialised Estonian language training or professional training courses
including an Estonian language module by the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The
Unemployment Insurance Fund shall also actively inform clients regarding the opportunities of
independent Estonian language learning. When necessary, the Unemployment Insurance Fund
provides or organises labour market services for customers who do not speak Estonian (e.g.
training courses, work exercise career counselling, and workshops for finding work, job clubs,
psychological counselling, and individual recruitment) in Russian. When possible, Estonian
language practicing is integrated in services offered in Russian (e.g. job clubs, work exercises).
Consultants of the Unemployment Insurance Fund counsel Russian-speaking people in their
45
See part Relation of the development plan to horizontal strategic plans (“Arengukava seos horisontaalsete strateegiliste
kavadega”) for more details.
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native language, ensuring that people are informed about their possibilities and obligations. If
needed and possible, the Unemployment Insurance Fund also offers counselling in English.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has planned activities for the ESF 2014–2020 period, which, inter
alia, support the employment participation of the “Integrating Estonia 2020” target group.
Planned services are generally available to all clients regardless of their ethnicity and linguistic
skills and are provided according to individual needs just as all other labour market services. The
objective of the activity titled “My first job” is to reduce youth unemployment by helping young
people with little or no work experience or professional training to find work. Mobility support is
also offered under the programme, aimed at unemployed persons whose employment is
hindered by finding work near their place of residence and who begin working at least 30
kilometres from their place of residence. As low mobility is also a problem for unemployed
people of other nationalities, the activity will help to increase the employment rate of the target
groups of the integration development plan.
Measure 6.2. Improving the knowledge of the official language of individuals with a native language
different from Estonian
Responsible bodies: Ministry of Education and Research
Description of measure:
The measure foresees creating a system for ensuring the quality of Estonian language learning,
aimed at increasing the effectiveness of Estonian language learning for training personnel and
establishing quality criteria for training institutions and their compliance therewith through
surveillance. For this purpose, an extension of the sphere of responsibility of the Language
Inspectorate is planned.
Individuals not knowing sufficient Estonian shall be given the opportunity of participating in
language learning. Target groups are offered flexible opportunities for learning Estonian
depending on their needs with the aim of increasing learning readiness and competitiveness on
the labour market. The measure will also ensure the availability of modern digital learning
materials necessary for acquiring Estonian (including via www.keeleklikk.ee).
A separate language learning programme will be launched by the end of 2014, approved by
decree of the Minister of Education and Research for implementing the measures of language
learning. The total cost of the measures in the 2014-2017 period is 2,680,000 euros (2014 – EUR
229,911; 2015 – EUR 770,069; 2016 – EUR 840,000; 2017 – EUR 840,000).
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The relation of the development plan with other policy documents and
cross-cutting themes
The development plan and Estonian integration policy builds on the document “The Starting Points of
the Estonian National Integration Policy for the Integration of Non-Estonians into Estonian Society”
adopted in 1998 in the Riigikogu:
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Future orientation. The integration policy must ensure the conservation of the Estonian
nation and culture, and the future of Estonia in a united Europe, which is stable and has the
capacity for development.
Targeted at children and young people. The objective is to develop the current generation
growing up in Estonia into a society valuing Estonia and considering it to be their home.
Integration as a challenge for development, for Estonians as well as for non-Estonians.
The active participation of non-Estonians in integration as real subjects whose needs and
expectations are taken into account in developing the integration policy.
Feeling of security as a foundation for integration. The real breaking down of barriers and
development of tolerance can only take place when all parties feel secure.
The relation of the development plan to related international conventions
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” builds on obligations and objectives brought by
Estonia’s membership in international organisations and takes into account the framework for legal
principles and policies established and coordinated on the European Union level. In preparing
“Integrating Estonia 2020”, agreements of the European Union as well as other international
agreements have been complied with, including the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty
establishing the European Community and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union; the development plan also builds on the general objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. The
development plan takes into account the Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities, Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as well as the
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
In conclusion, the following are conventions of international organisations which Estonia has joined
and the performance of which is supported by integration activities:
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965) –
joined in 1991;
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) – joined in 1992;
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995) – joined in 1998;
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) – joined in 1992;
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995) – joined in 1998;
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) – enforced in 2012.
Relationship of the development plan to horizontal strategic plans
The National Security Concept of the Republic of Estonia
The objective of the security policy is to prevent security risks to the state and promote the following
for coping therewith: 1) social cohesion, which is increased by better employment and inclusion in
society; 2) psychological protection, which includes developing and conserving common values and
increases trust towards civil society and the state. Psychological protection is developed in
cooperation with all participants of civil society; 3) integration, the objective of which is shaping a
culturally diverse Estonian society with a strong identity and common values.
“Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the achieving of security policy objectives, continuing
activities encouraging the integration of different groups of society in order to develop opportunities
of actively participating in society. The effectiveness of integration is also supported by harmonised
regional development, accessibility of education, encouraging the learning of the official language
and the consistent implementation of the integration process. The integration policy is supported by
the activities of citizens’ associations, local governments and state authorities.
The Estonian National Strategy on Sustainable Development “Sustainable Estonia 21”
The objective of the strategy is the vitality of the Estonian cultural area – for example, enabling the
intensity of using Estonian cultural elements (including the language) in different areas of life, the
reputation of Estonian culture and the wide availability thereof as well as implementing integration
mechanisms that ensure the integration of new arrivals with the Estonian cultural area; the growth
of well-being as satisfying the material, social and cultural needs of people resulting in the
opportunity for self-fulfilment and realising one’s ambitions and objectives. It is envisioned that by
2030, disparities resulting from ethnic origin of individuals in employment, participation in politics,
etc. are minimal.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” mainly contributes to the “Sustainable Estonia 21”
objective of creating a cohesive society in which all members of society participate in a manageable
way, creating benefits and take part in what has been created, and where differences resulting from
ethnic backgrounds in participation on the labour market as well as in society as a whole are minimal.
The development plan also contributes to the conservation of the Estonian cultural area, supporting
the development of different national cultures.
National Reform Programme “Estonia 2020”
The programme focuses on restoring the high employment rate precluding the economic crisis,
which is related to increasing the share of people with third degree education in society and the
growth of people participating in lifelong learning, which would, in turn, decrease the rate of relative
poverty, the rate of long-term and youth unemployment. The strategy also focuses on increasing the
rate of participating in employment and encouraging highly qualified labour to work in Estonia.
“Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to achieving the objectives of the competitiveness plan,
mainly by empowering people with a native language different from Estonian to participate in
lifelong learning and on the labour market; the development plan also helps to improve the
competitiveness of people with a native language different from Estonian and creates a social
background
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Relationship of the development plan to area-specific strategic documents
Active Ageing Development Plan 2013–2020
The objective of the Active Ageing Development Plan is to shape an age-friendly society and ensure
quality of life and equal opportunities for the elderly. The area of integration relates to the Active
Ageing Development Plan in terms of social activity, the prerequisite of which is an open background
supporting activity and the knowledge and opportunities of realising oneself in society.
“Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes mainly to the following objectives of the development plan: 1)
the elderly are included in society and are socially active; 2) the elderly are willing to learn and are
versatile active learners and 3) the elderly are active on the labour market and satisfied with life. The
contribution of the development plan consists of creating background conditions, including
developing the practical Estonian language skills of elderly non-native Estonian speakers.
Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2014–2020
The objective of the strategy is to provide education opportunities for Estonian people equal to their
needs and skills throughout their entire life. The strategy contributes to the objectives of the
“Integrating Estonia 2020” development plan, mainly through ensuring quality Estonian language
teaching in general education schools as well as in non-formal education and adult education, and
developing continuing vocational training and retraining for individuals of all ages.
“Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the objectives of the Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy
mainly through distributing information on the use of the different opportunities of the strategy
(including Estonian language learning).
Estonian Entrepreneurship Growth Strategy 2014–2020
The objective of the strategy is to increase productivity as well as the employment rate and to ensure
that Estonian entrepreneurs earn more profit for high value products and services. One of the
activities of the growth strategy is to develop an efficient talent policy. The strategy foresees
simplifying the finding, recruiting, adaptation and implementing of talents. The objective of the
growth strategy is to make Estonia a destination country for talent, where personal services
necessary for the adaptation of talents and their family members are flexibly combined. The strategy
supports the creation of a talent network, and their cooperation, and contributes to the talent policy
by shaping the reputation of Estonia and creating a suitable living and working environment. In the
course of the growth strategy, the “Made in Estonia 3.0” action plan regulating Estonian state foreign
investment and export activities has been approved, mapping state activities for increasing the
export capacity of Estonian enterprises and for including foreign investments for 2014–2017. The
action plan actively introduces Estonia as an attractive country to work in, in which the
workinestonia.com website of Enterprise Estonia plays an essential role. As a result of the activities,
the work culture of Estonian enterprises should become more international with the help of which
the competitiveness of non-native Estonian speakers on the labour market should also improve.
Enterprise Estonia also offers counselling in English and Russian on starting a business and
introducing the opportunities of applying for grants to individuals with a native language different
from Estonian. The growth strategy also foresees the growth of exporting enterprises. For this, the
state shall help to mediate contacts of Estonian enterprises to partners of markets nearby as well as
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of those further away, aiming at increasing the opportunities of enterprises to enter foreign markets
as producers or exporters of a service. Exporters are offered information support in the destination
country, specific counselling regarding the destination country, training and other export support
services. While in previous years export training was also offered in Russian, due to the lack of
participants no export training in Russian will be planned for the upcoming years.
Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017
The objective of the Development plan of the Estonian language is to ensure the functioning of the
Estonian language as the official language in all areas of life and ensure the teaching, research,
development, protection and conservation of Estonian. The Estonian language must have
development potential and be recognised as a common language of communication for Estonian
residents.
Knowledge of the national language is one of the prerequisites for successful integration and the
development plan of the Estonian language contributes to integration by developing language
learning in formal education as well as in adult education and developing the continuing education of
Estonian teachers. In a situation where schools with Estonian as the language of instruction are
becoming multinational and multicultural, the objective is to ensure a valuing attitude towards
Estonian language and culture among all students, and language skills compliant with the
requirements of today’s society. An individual having graduated from a general education school
with a language of instruction different from Estonian should have sufficient language skills in
Estonian to be able to perform at the next level of education as well as in their working life. The
objectives of the Development plan of the Estonian language are ensuring Estonian language skills
and developing attitudes valuing Estonian language in general education with a language of
instruction different from Estonian, supporting the teaching of specialised Estonian language skills
and academic communication skills, and providing language support for university students with a
language of instruction different from Estonian. Models of bilingual education must be developed
and supported, including developing and supporting language immersion, and content and language
integrated learning; also, programmes helping new arrivals to adapt must be developed and
implemented.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the Development plan of the
Estonian language mainly by supporting the improvement of Estonian language skills of Estonian
residents.
Estonian Regional Development Strategy 2014–2020
The general objective of the regional development strategy is ensuring the sustainable development
of all regions as well as supporting integration between different regions of Estonia, including
supporting better contacts between students and teachers, peers and colleagues from other
Estonian regions. Development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the achievement of
the objectives of the Regional Development Strategy mainly through strengthening the social
cohesion of Ida-Virumaa with other regions of Estonia and encourages the international economic
competitiveness of larger urban areas through foreign skilled labour, investors, professionals,
researchers and students as well as through encouraging adaptation. The Regional Development
Strategy contributes to the achieving of “Integrating Estonia 2020” objectives via the “Sustainable
development of the cities of Ida-Viru County” measure financed by structural instruments. The
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measure focuses on developing a sustainable urban, human, and environmentally friendly public
area as well as on physically, economically and socially revitalising less used urban areas.
National Tourism Development Plan 2014–2020
The development plan focuses on the effective implementation of the development potential of the
Estonian tourism sector, the objective of which is to ensure the competitiveness of Estonia and its
international attractiveness as a tourism destination. “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the
development plan through the conservation and introduction of the multiculturalism of Estonia.
Estonian Research and Development and Innovation Strategy 2014–2020 “Knowledge-based Estonia”
The objective of the strategy is to increase the quality and volume of research and development
activities, to make Estonian entrepreneurship more open to innovations and capable of creating
added value in terms of the global economy, and have society focusing on long-term development
and innovation.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the achieving of strategic objectives
supporting the studying, working and adapting of specialists necessary for the state and its economy.
The Main Guidelines of Estonia’s Security Policy Until 2015
The Main Guidelines of Estonia’s Security Policy Until 2015 defines the common principles, vision,
strands and long-term impact based objectives of the security policy, which the public, non-profit
and private sector must build on and to the achieving of which they must contribute. The main
orientations of the security policy foresee the decreasing of international tensions as a result of more
effective integration activities. The main guidelines of the security policy also support integration
objectives through measures of reducing risk behaviour and measures reacting to and preventing
offences.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the main guidelines of Estonia’s
security policy mainly through supporting the creating of common values among different groups of
society. International tensions decrease as a result of more effective integration activities.
Development Plan of Internal Security 2015–2020 (draft)
The general objective of the draft Development Plan of Internal Security 2015-2020 is to ensure that
Estonian people feel that they live in a free and safe society where the value, inclusion and
contribution to the safety of the community by each individual help to create a safer European
country. Smart, optimal and effective solutions improve the living environment, reduce risks to life,
health, assets and constitutional order, and provide fast and professional help.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” is mainly connected with the draft Development
Plan of Internal Security 2015-2020 programme “Harmonised citizenship and migration policy”. In
shaping the integration policy it is also important to build on developments in the areas of migration
policies and ensure sufficiently flexible measures and solutions in a changing environment. Activities
planned in the integration plan for reducing the number of persons with undetermined citizenship,
mainly by ensuring the quality and opportunities of Estonian language learning and the integration
programme for individuals wishing to complete the examination on the knowledge of the
Constitution of the Republic of Estonia and the Citizenship Act, for the adaptation of new arrivals and
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for increasing the general openness of the Estonian society support the objectives of the draft
Development Plan of Internal Security 2015-2020.
Ida-Virumaa Action Plan 2010–2014
The objective of the Ida-Virumaa action plan is to ensure the harmonised development of the county
and common development priorities for a longer period. The essence of the action plan is targeted at
increasing the cohesion of the region with the rest of Estonian society. The objective of the
development plan is, inter alia, to ensure the effective resolution of issues resulting from
unemployment and other social and cultural aspects. The action plan concerns all important strands
of actions and economy, serving as a document supporting national development and action plans.
In 2014, the new Ida-Virumaa action plan shall be prepared for the 2015–2020 period. It will focus on
the need for creating a modern living environment, the further developing of an infrastructure
targeted at entrepreneurship, taking into account the horizontal view of the development plan, the
interests of the state as well as the characteristics and opportunities of the region. Creating jobs and
the development of economy is a prerequisite for solving all other issues, as regional development of
the area as well as strengthening internal security are both essential. In terms of integration, the
development plan focuses on overcoming the social, economic and regional differences of the
population, encouraging, in addition, the integration of residents with a different linguistic and
cultural background in society.
The activities of “Integrating Estonia 2020” are targeted at all Estonian regions, but due to the
linguistic and cultural background of the population of Ida-Virumaa and its specific socioeconomic
conditions, some of the integration activities focus mainly on Ida-Virumaa. The main activities of the
integration plan aimed at strengthening the cohesion of the Ida-Virumaa region with other Estonian
regions are cooperation and communication activities, language learning activities, including
developing language immersion and CLIL studies and providing language learning courses for nonnative speakers of Estonian, providing information supporting active participation in society and
supporting activities of national culture societies.
Civil Society Development Plan 2011–2014
The objective of the Civil Society Development Plan is to increase the awareness of Estonian
residents on the functioning of a democratic society, on the importance of civil participation,
opportunities, rights, and responsibilities as a citizen. The objective is to promote civil education in
general education schools as well as among adults; to improve the quality and content of civil
education, and include a larger proportion of people such as people of other nationalities and nonEstonian speakers in civil education and social life and avoiding their exclusion. Another important
aspect is developing citizens’ associations, as citizens’ associations with operational capacity are an
essential prerequisite for the development of democracy. Other language speaking community
groups need support and encouragement for joining citizens’ associations as well as for a more active
participation in third sector activities.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the development plan mainly
through supporting the creating of common values between different groups of society, through
supporting cooperation activities and supporting the provision of civil education.
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The general principles of cultural policy until 2020
The general objective of cultural policy is creating a society which values creativity, conserving and
promoting the Estonian national identity; researching, storing and carrying the cultural memory as
well as creating favourable conditions for the development of a viable, open and diverse cultural
area, and for participating in the aforementioned cultural area. One of the benchmarks of the trends
of culture policy is that both Estonians and representatives of other nationalities living in Estonia
create Estonian culture.
The development plan “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the achieving of cultural policy
objectives through supporting cultural and social activities of different linguistic and cultural groups
of society.
Youth Field Development Plan for 2014–2020
The objective of the Youth Field Development Plan is to provide all young people, regardless of their
ethnic nationality and native language, more opportunities for developing their creativity, own
initiatives and common activities; to reduce the impact of unequal aspects on the development
opportunities of young people and avoid exclusion; to ensure active participation in the community,
in decision-making and success on the labour market as well as implement quality youth policies and
youth work.
The Youth Field Development Plan contributes directly to the achieving of integration objectives in
terms of all three sub-objectives of the development plan as well as achieving the integration
objectives under chapter “The relation of the development plan with other policy documents and
cross-cutting themes” which focuses on reducing youth inequality and increasing active participation
in social life. “Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the achieving of the objectives of the youth
field mainly by including young people in social processes, including increasing the inclusion of young
people with a different linguistic and cultural background in decision-making processes.
Compatriots Programme 2014–2020
The main objective of the Compatriots Programme is to support the conservation and development
of the Estonian language and culture outside Estonia. The activities of the measure support the
teaching of and in Estonian in schools abroad and the studying of foreign Estonians in Estonia, the
conservation of the culture and cultural heritage of compatriots’ living abroad and the feeling of
cohesion among Estonians, encouraging the returning of Estonians to Estonia as well as
strengthening the cooperation between foreign Estonians and Estonians living in Estonia.
The development plan contributes to the compatriots programme mainly through encouraging the
creating of social cohesion supporting adaptation and through developing and providing activities
targeted at language learning and practical consumation of culture.
National Defence development plan 2013–2022
Integration is linked to non-military national defence in terms of internal security. The basis for
internal security is a safe living environment, a cohesive and functioning civil society which is based
on the cooperation of the public, private and non-profit sectors and conscious citizen activity, and
where the state has enough power to react to risks and relieve damages caused by materialised risks.
“Integrating Estonia 2020” contributes to the area of national defence in terms of internal security
and psychological defence. The first mainly concentrates on making people with different linguistic
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and cultural backgrounds active in civil society and increasing active citizenship. The area of
psychological protection focuses on providing sufficient information on Estonia and its functioning to
residents of Estonia with a different linguistic and cultural background.
Estonian Public Broadcasting development plan 2015–2018
According to the development plan, Estonian Public Broadcasting encourages the culture and
language based programming of different ethnic groups residing in Estonia and offers them
opportunities for introducing their language and culture. To improve mutual understanding and
tolerance, representatives of different ethnic groups shall be given the opportunity to express
opinions. The objective of the activity of Radio 4 (Raadio 4) is to ensure that the foreign audience is
in the same information space as Estonians. A growing number of Russian-speaking young people
also speak Estonian, meaning that their inclusion in the Estonian-speaking information space is a
topic that needs to be addressed in the coming years. The objective of the Russian programme of
ETV2 is to offer Russian news, giving a harmonised image of events in Estonia, and ETV programmes
with Russian subtitles. Environments encouraging Russian interactive discussion on vital issues also
need development – this objective aims at strengthening the rus.err.ee website.
Development plan for security, inclusion and equal opportunities for 2016–2023
The objective of the development plan is to help people improve and ensure functioning and equal
opportunities for participating in social life (including on the labour market), encouraging gender
equality in all areas of social life and promoting tolerance in society. “Integrating Estonia 2020”
contributes to the development plan mainly through activities focusing on equal treatment and
promoting tolerance in society between individuals of different ethnic nationalities.
Relationship to crosscutting themes in the area-specific development plan
Environmental conservation and climate
Neutral impact. Objective 2 of the development plan foresees the development of civic competence,
including the development of knowledge and attitudes supporting environmental protection among
the residents of Estonia. Objective 3 of the development plan foresees activities on a local level
aiming at developing cooperation at the community level, including the development of one’s own
environment. Therefore, the development plan allows supporting the development of positive
attitudes of people with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds towards environmental
protection and increased activity in the responsible development of their living environment.
Equal opportunities
Positive impact. The activities of the development plan as a whole are targeted at ensuring equal
opportunities for people with a different linguistic and cultural background. The activities of the
development plan are thus targeted mainly at residents of other nationalities allowing them to
introduce and develop their language and culture, but also to learn the Estonian language, culture
and history. In planning the activities of the development plan and making information accessible,
the specific needs of minority groups (for example, adapting learning materials for special needs
students, training courses for pedagogues working with special needs students (vision and hearing
impaired people)) as well as taking into account accessibility issues, including the special needs of
persons with disabilities.
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Information society
Positive impact. In planning the activities of the development plan, the crosscutting target is
supporting the further development of e-services: interactive provision of language learning and
adaptation programmes, developing of information and e-services and making them accessible for
Estonian residents, ensuring users of information services access to digital infrastructure. The
accessibility of information has been separately highlighted as an important prerequisite in ensuring
involvement, supported by measures 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1.
Regional development
Positive impact. The crosscutting theme in the flexible shaping of services and activities fully supports
taking into account the specific needs of regions and contributes to achieving a more harmonised
development depending on the characteristics of different regions. The activities of sub-objective 1
contribute to sustainability and interregional cooperation through supporting the creation of lasting
cooperation relations by promoting these at a local level between people and organisations of one
region as well as between different regions, focusing mainly on Ida-Virumaa. The activities of the
development plan, specifically of sub-objectives 2 and 3, are aimed at creating background
conditions for increasing employment.
The preparation process of the development plan also takes into account connections with local
initiatives and therefore avoids inconsistencies with local and regional development priorities.
State governance
Positive impact. The crosscutting principle of the development plan is the cooperation between
ministries and intermediate bodies in the successful planning and implementing of policies. In both
preparing and implementing the development plan, a steering group and steering committee are
formed to achieve the established objectives; their competence is specified and relevant ministries
and intermediate bodies are included. As an initiative taking into account the administrative capacity
of the local government level, sub-objective 3 focuses on activities improving the service offering
capacity of local governments.
In addition to using existing research and data in preparing the development plan, additional
analyses have been carried out and experts have been consulted, including in terms of collecting
statistical data. The inclusion of the wider public in preparing the development plan ensured input
policy making and that relevant parties were informed.
The activities of the development plan support the user-friendly provision of public services for users
and providers as well as for stakeholders, for participating in the process. Many activities of subobjectives 2 and 3 are specifically aimed at developing an optimal model of service provision.
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The preparation, management and implementation, monitoring and
financing of the development plan
Preparation of the development plan
In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Republic on 11.10.2012, the Ministry of
Culture is responsible for preparing the development plan.
For preparing the development plan, bilateral meetings were carried out between the Ministry of
Culture and other ministries and institutions within their jurisdiction to identify the connections
between activities of different policy areas. Discussion seminars in Estonian, English and Russian with
representatives of the target group also took place to get an overview of their needs and the
potential challenges of the policy.
1. The preparing of the development plan consisted of five central stages:
1. Mapping of the situation.
Information on the previous activities, state of play, and significant problems and results in
the area of integration was collected and analysed in 15 subject area working groups. In
cooperation with Praxis, additional integration discussions were carried out with European
third-country nationals with the objective of involving the target group in the development
of the new integration policy of Estonia.
2. Developing the concept.
On the basis of the revealed need; priority areas, strands, objectives and vision were
formulated.
3. Developing solutions.
Measures necessary for achieving results, and relationships to other development plans were
mapped; target groups of actions and expected results were established.
4. Preparing of the implementation plan.
The financial resources, time schedule and implementation options of activities were
coordinated with the relevant ministries.
5. Preparing the final document of the development plan.
A development plan and its implementation plan for 2014–2017 was prepared and
coordinated with relevant ministries.
An expert committee46 consisting of area experts and scientists divided into 15 subject areas
supported the preparation of the development plan.
In addition to the expert opinion, individual input was also taken into account in preparing the
development plan, made available through the www.integratsioon.ee website in Estonian, Russian
and English.
Management and implementation
The implementation of the development plan is managed by a steering group consisting of
representatives of stakeholder ministries, intermediate bodies, the Government Office, Ministry of
Finance and the stakeholders of the development plan. In addition to organisations of the public
sector, area experts mainly from research organisations and civil society shall be included in the work
of the steering group. The steering group meets at least twice a year during the implementation
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The composition of the expert group is presented in Annex 2 to the development plan.
period of the development plan. The work of the steering group is managed by the Cultural Diversity
Department of the Ministry of Culture.47
The activities of the “Youth Field Development Plan for 2014-2020”, “Estonian Lifelong Learning
Strategy 2014-2020”, “Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017”, “Strategy of the
Language Immersion Programme 2014–2020”, “Civil Society Development Plan 2011–2014” and
labour market services based on individual needs provided by the Unemployment Insurance Fund
directly contribute to achieving the results of “Integrating Estonia 2020”. Regular cooperation for
achieving integration objectives between coordinating ministries and intermediate bodies is carried
out in planning activities and monitoring results.
The multidisciplinary strategic head of the integration plan is the steering committee of the
development plan under the general responsible body supported by the steering group.48 The
Ministry of Culture organises the work of the steering committee and the steering group
substantively as well as technically.
The development plan will include the generalised strands of the area up to 2020. Annual activities
shall be specified in the implementation plan presented with the annually updated development
plan.
Monitoring and financing
The activities of the development plan are regularly monitored, including with the help of expert
opinions and evaluations, and annual reports and monitoring carried out every three years. The
integration monitoring analyses the success of carrying out the activities of the development plan in
all target groups and areas specified in the development plan. A monitoring focusing on quantitative
and qualitative data collection shall be carried out in 2014–2015, 2017, 2020–2021.
For preparing effectiveness reports and the final report on the development plan, involved ministries
present their conclusion to the Ministry of Culture on the implementation of measures and activities
within their jurisdiction by 15 January at the latest of the year following the reporting period. The
Ministry of Culture prepares a performance report, coordinates it with ministries and presents it to
the Government of the Republic by 1 March of each year at the latest. The final report of the
development plan shall be presented to the Government of the Republic by 30.06.2021 at the latest.
An implementation plan for 2014–2017 shall be prepared for implementing the “Integrating Estonia
2020” development plan. The implementation plan of the development plan specifies activities to be
carried out in the respective period, the schedule for carrying out the activities, co-respondents and
main responsible bodies as well as sources of resources to be used in carrying out the activities. The
implementation plan is updated once a year in coordination with the state budget strategy approved
by the Government of the Republic and is presented to the Government Office and Ministry of
Finance by 10 May of each year at the latest.
In addition to other areas of activity of the Ministry of Culture, the development plan also relates to
activities of the Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of the Interior
and the activities in the scope of the Ministry of Justice as well as to activities carried out under the
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The composition, tasks and competence of the steering group of the development plan are presented in Annex 3 to the
development plan.
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The composition, tasks and competence of the steering committee of the development plan are presented in Annex 4 to
the development plan.
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“Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2014-2020”, “Development plan of the Estonian language 2011–
2017”, “2014–2020 Strategy of the Language Immersion Programme”, “Youth Field Development
Plan for 2014–2020”, “Civil Society Development Plan 2011–2014” and the “Estonian Regional
Development Strategy 2014–2020”. Monitoring of the activities of stakeholder ministries is carried
out based on the indicators specified in the respective development plan, the data of which the
ministries responsible for the aforementioned development plans present for the annual report. In
preparing performance reports of the “Integrating Estonia 2020” development plan, results of
activities of stakeholder ministries shall be cross-referenced. The bases for the monitoring model are
the performance and output indicators specified in the development and implementation plan. Each
stakeholder ministry is responsible for the regular collection of data related to the indicators of
“Integrating Estonia 2020” within their scope and for forwarding them to the Ministry of Culture.
The Ministry of Culture is responsible for the implementation of the development plan. Other
included ministries and ministries cited in the implementation plan of the development plan and the
intermediate bodies thereof have coordinated activities in their sphere of responsibility specified in
the development plan and are responsible for the implementation of the respective activities.
The estimated total cost of the development plan for 2014–2020 is 42.47 million euros.
In the 2014–2017 period, the forecasted cost of the development plan is 27.86 million euros and in
the 2018–2020 period, the respective cost is 14.61 million euros. The cost of the development plan
for the first four years by measures has been presented in the implementation plan of the
development plan and does not reflect the expenditure of activities carried out under the “Estonian
Lifelong Learning Strategy 2014–2020” (including the “2014–2020 Strategy of the Language
Immersion Programme”), the “Youth Field Development Plan for 2014–2020” and the “Development
plan of the Estonian language 2011–2017”.
The development plan in the 2014–2017 period shall be financed within the area of government of
the following ministries:
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Ministry of Culture – EUR 21,305,457
Ministry of the Interior – EUR 4,845,715
Ministry of Education and Research – EUR 659,550
Ministry of Justice – EUR 1,022,087
Ministry of Finance – EUR 30,000
In addition to the above, other ministries shall contribute additional means under the 2014–2017
area-specific development plans related to integration (outside the implementation plan of this
development plan), including approximately 10.8 million euros from the Ministry of Education and
Research for integration in general education and language immersion programmes, 119,600 euros
for compensating language tuition costs and 2.68 million euros for improving the knowledge of the
official language among adults. The activities of the youth work area have been planned as common
activities without distinguishing between Estonian-speaking and Russian speaking young people. In
2014–2017, 24 million euros have been proposed for youth work activities supporting the area of
integration. The cost of activities supporting the objectives of the area of integration, including
measures within the development plan within the scope of the Ministry of Education and Research in
2014–2017 is a total of EUR 38,259,150. There is no opportunity of forecasting the total sum of
budgetary means in the labour market field for the whole time period planned for offering labour
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market services for non-Estonian speaking unemployed persons, because the target group may, at
the same time, belong to several risk groups.
The resources for the presented implementation plan within the area of government of the Ministry
of Culture are planned based on the 2014 state budget and the 2014–2017 state budget strategy.
Expenditure related to the preparing, producing and screening of the Estonian Public Broadcasting
Russian television programme shall be presented during the planning of the state budget strategy.
The forecasts of the expenditure of other ministries shall be added during the coordination of the
development plan. Expenditure planned for activities are based on the 2014 budgets of respective
ministries and on the approved principles for following state budget strategies (2014–2017).
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Annex 1. Main terms and definitions used in the development plan
Ethnic minority – a group within a society with a cultural background different from the ethnic
majority49
Civil identity – an individual’s feeling of affiliation towards the state, which, in addition to formal
citizenship, is also based on sensing and appreciating common values, norms and attitudes, shared
feeling of cohesion and participating in a political community, which forms the basis for citizenship.
Adaptation – a process during which new arrivals having (re)settled in a country adapt to their new
environment and society. The process is characterised by acquiring knowledge and skills, helping to
function in the new environment in terms of everyday life (finding a residence, places in schools and
kindergartens, taxes, healthcare and social services, language learning opportunities, etc.), in the
state sphere (organisation of society, legislation, the operations concept of the state, the rights and
obligations of citizens of another country, issues relating to residence permits and right of residence)
as well as the behavioural sphere (first impression of the fundamental values of the receiving society,
cultural traditions, basic level language learning, etc.).
Third country nationals – persons who are not citizens of the European Union, a member state of
the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) or the Confederation of
Switzerland.
Integration – the process of a multilateral social cohesion in society between people with different
linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The process of integration is characterised by the acquisition of
knowledge, skills and values, contributing to the development of society through practical
cooperation and mutual openness. As a result of integration, the socioeconomic inequality resulting
from cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnicity shall decrease and participating in the society and the
accumulating social capital will allow the society to develop uniformly.
Person with undetermined citizenship – a person or descendant thereof who has remained without
a citizenship after the country of nationality of the person has ceased to exist, but who has not
realised their right to obtain the citizenship of a successor country.
Permanent resident – a person legally residing in Estonia, having resided in the country for more
than five years.
Beneficiary of international protection – a foreign national designated as a refugee, person enjoying
subsidiary or temporary protection having been granted a residence permit in Estonia.
National identity – shared feeling of affiliation of members of society towards the state. A common
national identity is based on shared values, symbols and practices and ensures the feeling of
belonging and security in society. A common national identity as the “us” feeling of Estonian
residents ensures the opportunity of participating in the social and political life of Estonia to all
members of society and is based on recognising and valuing liberal democratic norms, values and
procedures.
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According to the Population and Housing Census 2011, the largest national minorities in Estonia are Russians, Ukrainians,
Belarusians and Fins.
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Social cohesion – the capability of society to ensure the well-being of all its members, decrease
differences and reduce marginalisation (European Committee for Social Cohesion of the Council of
Europe).
New arrival – a foreign national having legally immigrated to Estonia who has lived in Estonia less
than five years. Reasons for immigration vary and cover all grounds for issuing residence permits
established in the Aliens Act of Estonia, grounds for obtaining and issuing rights for residence
established in the Citizen of the European Union Act and the grounds for issuing residence permits
established in the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens.
National minority – a historic ethnic group with an ethnic self-identification, language, religion or
cultural characteristics different from the dominant ethnic group. A minority is considered the
following: Estonian citizens who live in the territory of Estonia, have long-term, certain and lasting
ties with Estonia; differ from Estonians by their ethnic origin, cultural characteristics, religion or
language; are driven by their joint desire to conserve their cultural traditions, religion or language,
serving as a basis for their common identity.
A permanent resident with a foreign background – a person legally residing in Estonia, a foreign
national or the descendant thereof having immigrated into Estonia, who has lived in the state for
more than five years.
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Annex 2. Individuals involved in the preparation of “Integrating
Estonia 2020”
Karin Andre (Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund), Kristi Aruküla (BDA Consulting OÜ), Nele
Gerberson (Ministry of Social Affairs), Nele Hollo (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Kai Härmand (Ministry
of Justice), Pavel Ivanov (Ministry of the Environment), Martin Jaško (Peegel ja Partnerid OÜ), Kärt
Juhasoo-Lawrence (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Katrin Juurvee (Ministry of Culture), Ivo Juurvee
(Government Office), Kärt Kivirand (Ministry of Finance), Kersti Kivirüüt (Ministry of Education and
Research), Irene Käosaar (Ministry of Education and Research), Irina Külmoja (University of Tartu),
Siiri Leskov (Ministry of the Interior), Birgit Lüüs (Ministry of the Interior), Kaur Kaasik-Aaslav
(Ministry of the Interior), Tiina Kalve (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Liina Kanter (Ministry of Social
Affairs), Urve Kask (Statistics Estonia), Jaanus Kirikmäe (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Juhan Kivirähk
(International Centre for Defence and Security), Mari Klein (Integratsioon.ee), Natalja Kitam
(Etnoweb.ee), Kutt Kommel (Statistics Estonia), Maarja Kuldjärv (Ministry of Social Affairs, retired),
Piret Kärtner (Ministry of Education and Research), Marten Lauri (Ministry of the Interior), Patrik
Maldre (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Aurika Meimre (Tallinn University), Koidu Mesilane (Police and
Border Guard Board), Tatjana Muravjova (Integration and Migration Foundation Our People), Tanel
Mätlik (OÜ Gravitas Consult), Eduard Odinets (Ministry of Culture), Lea Orro (Foundation Innove),
Helena Pall (Ministry of Social Affairs), Piret Potisepp (Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications), Silver Pramann (Tallinn University), Allan Puur (Tallinn University), Triin Raag
(Ministry of Social Affairs), Liis Reiter (Ministry of Social Affairs), Ringo Ringvee (Ministry of the
Interior), Signe Saar (The Institute of the Estonian Language), Jako Salla (Ministry of Justice), Rain
Sannik (Integration and Migration Foundation Our People), Anne-Ly Reimaa (Ministry of Culture),
Liana Roosmaa (Ministry of Culture, retired; Ministry of the Interior), Tiina Runthal (Riigikogu), Keiu
Rõa (Ernst & Young), Monika Schmeiman (Government Office), Maie Soll (European School Munich),
Tiina Soon (Institute of the Estonian Language), Mihkel Susi (Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications), Mari-Liis Sööt (Ministry of Justice), Olga Žurjari (interpreter), Jevgeni ŽurjariOssipov (Ministry of Culture, retired), Artjom Tepljuk (Ministry of Culture, retired), Sirli Tooming
(Ministry of Culture), Kert Valdaru (Estonian Academy of Security Sciences), Jüri Valge (Ministry of
Education and Research), Tea Vassiljeva (Statistics Estonia), Raivo Vetik (Tallinn University), Triin
Vihalemm (University of Tartu), Andres Ääremaa (Foundation Innove), Kristina Kallas (Institute of
Baltic Studies), Maiu Uus (Praxis).
Heads of expert working groups
1. Margarita Kazjulja – Employment
2. Nadežda Tšerkašina – Education
3. Sergei Drõgin – Youth
4. Tatjana Kiilo – Estonian language learning
5. Marianna Drozdova – Participation and involvement
6. Igor Kopõtin – (a common) Estonian national identity
7. Marianne Meiorg, Maaris Raudsepp – Tolerance in society
8. Aune Valk – A culturally diverse Estonia
9. Margarita Tšernjajeva – Media and infosphere
10. Brigitta Davidjants – Target groups and stakeholders
11. Rivo Noorkõiv – Ida-Virumaa and regional differences
12. Jekaterina Gvirdžišvili – Cross-sectoral cooperation
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13. Kristina Kallas – Research in the field of integration and measurement
14. Ülle Leis – Terms and definitions
15. Aleksandr Aidarov – The culture and identity of national minorities
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Annex 3. The composition, tasks and competence of the steering
committee and steering group of the development
Steering committee of the development plan
The steering committee shall be formed after the confirmation of the area-specific development plan
under the order of the Government of the Republic for orienting the implementation of the
development plan, monitoring the implementation and correcting the development plan when
needed.
The activities of the steering committee are managed by the Minister of Culture. The members of the
steering committee are representatives of ministries, Integration and Migration Foundation Our
People and stakeholders of the area-specific development plan responsible for the implementation
of measures and important related strategies.
Proposals for amending or completing the composition of the steering committee shall be made by
the Minister of Culture. One member from each institution shall be appointed to the steering
committee, having the powers to make decisions in the steering committee in the name of the
respective organisation. The representatives of stakeholders of the area-specific development plan
shall be designated to the steering group by consultations with stakeholders and ministries
responsible for implementing the measures of the development plan.
Steering committee:
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endorses the performance report prepared by the steering group on the results of
implementing the integration plan, presented by the Minister of Culture to the Government
of the Republic once a year;
makes proposals, when necessary, through the Minister of Culture to the Government of the
Republic for amending the “Integrating Estonia 2020” and its implementation plan;
initiates, when necessary, the preparing of the area-specific development plan for the next
period under the leadership of the 2019 Minister of Culture, building on the results of the
intermediary evaluation of “Integrating Estonia 2020” and confirms the final document of the
integration plan developed by the steering group for the next period before presenting it for
public coordination and to the Government of the Republic.
For fulfilling the abovementioned tasks, the steering committee has the right to:
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receive a performance report, including an effectiveness analysis from all responsible
authorities by 15 January at the latest;
receive proposals for amendments to the implementation plan from all responsible
authorities by 31 January at the latest;
obtain necessary documents and relevant written or oral information from national and local
government authorities;
include representatives of state and local governments as well as non-governmental
organisations, experts of the respective field, foreign experts and other related persons in
solving issues discussed in the steering committee;
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form working groups and expert committees.50
Members of the steering committee:
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Minister of Culture;
Deputy Secretary General for the Cultural Diversity Department of the Ministry of Culture;
Deputy Secretary General for General and Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education
and Research;
Deputy Secretary General for Social Affairs
Deputy Secretary General for Fiscal Policy of the Ministry of Finance;
Undersecretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Head of the Department for Citizenship and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior;
Deputy Secretary General for Justice Policies of the Ministry of Justice;
Deputy Secretary General for Economic Development of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications;
Adviser for the Government Office Strategy Unit;
Director for Integration and Migration Foundation Our People.
Steering group of the development plan
The central directing body in the process of preparing the development plan is the steering group of
the development plan, consisting of eight representatives from ministries, Government Office and
relevant bodies as well as from representatives of stakeholders whose representatives are
designated to the steering group by consultations. The steering group launched by the Minister of
Culture represents the main ministries and government authorities responsible for achieving the
development plan and development plans contributing to the achieving of the objectives thereof.
The work of the steering group is managed by an official designated by the Minister of Culture. An
official from the responsible ministry designated to the steering group is responsible for the internal
coordination procedure of the ministry and for materials necessary for decision-making and
preparation of positions.
The steering group:
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regularly collects information on the implementation plan of the integration strategy as well
as on the implementation of related strategies and regularly analyses the development of
integration and the processes thereof, and prepares a performance report on the previous
year of activity building on the aforementioned information, presenting it to the steering
committee by 1 March at the latest.
organises discussions within their organisation on the implementation of the development
plan and relating strategies as well as on the integration activities included in organisationbased development plans;
prepares materials for the steering committee for making decisions;
prepares a new area-specific development plan initiated according to the proposal of the
steering committee and coordinates the general implementation and plan thereof;
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In addition, an expert committee is planned to be formed, consisting of representatives of the target groups of the
development plan and area experts, aiming at obtaining feedback on the effectiveness of planned and completed
measures.
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shares information to parties implementing and benefitting from the development plan and
to the public.
Institutions and organisations represented in the steering group:
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Ministry of Culture Cultural Diversity Department;
Ministry of the Interior Department of Citizenship and Migration Policy, Regional
Administration Department, Religious Affairs Department;
Ministry of Education and Research General Education Department, Language Policy
Department;
Ministry of Social Affairs Labour Market Department, Department of Social Welfare;
Ministry of Finance State Budget Department;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Public Diplomacy Department;
Ministry of Justice Analysis Unit;
Economic Development Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications;
Government Office Strategy Unit;
Integration and Migration Foundation Our People;
Foundation Innove;
Association of Estonian Cities;
Association of Municipalities of Estonia;
Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations;
Estonian Public Broadcasting;
Ida-Virumaa Integration Centre;
Estonian Folk Culture Centre.
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